Abraham Lincoln

“Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”

“Sorrow comes to all...Perfect relief is not possible, except with time. You cannot now realize that you will ever feel better and yet you are sure to be happy again.”

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”

“Every man is born an original but sadly, most men die copies.”